The Northview Knights will be playing at home against the South Vermillion Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Northview has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Thursday, Northview wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
MAGGIE KRAUSE put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. KRAUSE has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. KRAUSE was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, MIANAH THOMPSON made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, South Vermillion can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Seeger with a sharp 13-2 victory. That's two games straight that South Vermillion has won by exactly 11 runs.
Like Northview, South Vermillion also got a great game from a two-way player: Addyson Smith. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, South Vermillion got a big performance out of Sophie Thomas, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Shaylee Wallace, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Northview's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-8. As for South Vermillion, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Northview skirted past South Vermillion 6-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Northview have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Vermillion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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